Which state do you take NCLEX when finished with excelsior?

caliotter3 · Oct 2, 2007

Normally people take the NCLEX in the state they live in or in the state that they plan to work in. It gets a little complicated if you live in one of those states that requires licensure and hours of work experience from another state. You need to become aware of what the standing of Excelsior is with your home state or the state that you contemplate taking the NCLEX in or the state where you are planning to work. Another factor to consider is whether or not any of these states are compact states. Find all this info out by contacting the various boards of any states that you are interested in.

FocusRN · Oct 2, 2007

Usually FOR your home state. I however, plan on taking it FOR Minnesota (in home home state), b/c their process is a lot faster, then I'll endorse in, and may do some travel while I wait for my state to process my app.

agldragonRN · Oct 2, 2007

i live in nj and wondering when you are finished can you take the nclex for the state i live in or if i have to lisence by endorsement, thanks for the help!!

hi lernernj. i am from new jersey too and i have been researching excelsior college for a couple of months now because i am really considering it when i finish my lpn program in january. anyhoo, yes you will be able to take nclex in nj without any restrictions.

here are the states that has a problem with excelsior college:

important notes... [color=white]excelsior changes

effective september 1, 2004: excelsior college will no longer accept cmas or surgical techs into the nursing program.

effective september 3, 2003, the basic and intermediate emt certification will not meet excelsior college's admission requirements. after that date, you must hold a paramedic level certification in order to be admitted.

effective immediately: non-rns are no longer accepted into the excelsior bsn program. a student must be an rn to enroll in the bsn program.

[color=white]state board additional requirements for excelsior college

canada

canada nurses: only lpn's qualify for the excelsior college program if they reside in canada.

alabama

alabama state board evaluates excelsior graduates on a case by case basis. since 2000, any graduates with significant hours of rn experience may apply for endorsement and possibly be accepted for endorsement by the alabama state board. contact the state board for details.

arizona

excelsior students will have to complete 120 hour precepted experience set up by excelsior college, after finishing the associate nursing degree requirements. then they may apply for the nclex-rn. students may endorse into the state with 960 rn hours. (9/2006)

california

all excelsior adn graduates who enrolled on or before december 6, 2003, may apply for endorsement with an unencumbered rn license and will be considered by the california board of nursing on a case by case basis. contact the state board for details.

colorado

colorado asn graduates sitting for boards: anyone registered before january 1, 2006 will be grandfathered in with no changes to them as long as they keep their registration with excelsior active by paying the applicable maintenance fee each year. those who complete an associate degree and are not lpns will need 750 additional clinical hours. those who complete an associate degree and are lpns will need 350 additional clinical hours. the state of co is currently working on a plan to make those additional clinical hours available. (9/2005)

florida

florida state board accepts all lpns. non-lpns doing the rn program through excelsior college can still endorse into florida, however the state board will now require 2 years of rn experience outside the state of florida.

georgia

georgia state board only accept excelsior college graduates through reciprocity.

illinois

all graduates must endorse in with 2 years of rn experience.

kansas

kansas residents: check with the kansas state board of nursing about additional clinical hours needed.

kentucky

this board is requiring that all graduates of all nursing schools do a 120 hour preceptorship upon completion of the nursing program.

louisiana

lpns or graduates with 50% traditional nursing school clinical hours who complete the excelsior college nursing program may apply for the rn examination. all non-lpn graduates must endorse in with 6 months rn experience.

maryland

all graduates enrolled on or before july 24, 2006 and graduate before december 31, 2007 will be eligible to apply for the rn examination or endorsement. contact the state board for details.

north dakota

all graduates may endorse in with 400 hours of rn experience

oklahoma

for initial licensure, students are required to pass two 30-hour precepted experiences in psych and ob administered by excelsior college before graduation.

vermont

vermont residents and excelsior college: you will need to take your state boards outside the state of vermont and work 480 clinical hours (roughly 12 weeks) before you can transfer your rn licensure into the state of vermont. (11/2006)

washington

only lpns with 200 hour precepted experience set up through a washington nursing commission approved facility may apply for examination. graduates who were originally lpns may endorse in with minimum 200 hours rn experience. all non-lpn graduates with rn experience may be denied endorsement and will have to appeal any denial.

hope this help! angel

anticoagulationurse · Oct 3, 2007

I live and planned to work in WA but due to restrictions took the NCLEX for Hawaii and then endorsed to Alaska (all without issues) and then eventually endorsed to WA. I was licensed in 2 states prior to WA finally accepting my app. Gotta love the politics!

BigMack · Oct 5, 2007

Hello all,

Excuse me for my ignorance. What if someone graduated from Excelsior in atlanta but decided to take boards in NY. After getting your license is it possible to apply for reciprocity to say... CA or GA? or am I missing a bigger picture?

CraigB-RN, MSN, RN · Oct 5, 2007

Hello all,
Excuse me for my ignorance. What if someone graduated from Excelsior in atlanta but decided to take boards in NY. After getting your license is it possible to apply for reciprocity to say... CA or GA? or am I missing a bigger picture?

Yup. Although CA prob not due to the clinical componant and the time of enrolment. GA however, you can apply for reciprocity.